Legal Opinion
State v. Kim
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 1982No. 7899PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
RICHARDSON, C.J.
On February 25, 1980, Appellant Kim (hereinafter Appellant) was convicted by a jury of rape in the second degree. He now appeals that conviction, alleging that the trial court erred in allowing expert psychiatric opinion testimony to support the credibility of the complaining witness. We find that the admission of such testimony did not constitute a reversible error and therefore affirm the conviction.
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Appellant was accused of having sexual intercourse with his thirteen-year-old stepdaughter in violation of HRS § 707-731 (1976). The child complainant was…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Buddy Joe BarnardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. O'SEAROSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States v. Michael P. FosherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. MiddletonOregon Supreme Court · 1983
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